Putin: Wagner boss “betrayed” his country

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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🗓️ 27 June 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to project an image of strength as he faces the biggest threat ever to his authority. Is Putin still in danger of losing power? Plus, where is Yevgeny Prigozhin? There is no confirmation that the Wagner chief made it outside Russia as the FSB keeps its criminal investigation on Prigozhin wide open. Also, the mayor of Kyiv speaks with OutFront to discuss why Ukraine is not prepared if Putin attacks the biggest nuclear plant in all of Europe. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:32.9	Out front next, live from Ukraine damage control. Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to project
0:39.1	an image of strength as he faces the biggest threat ever to his authority. Is Putin still in danger
0:45.2	of losing power? His former prime minister says yes and he will be out front next. Plus, where is
0:51.6	Yevgeny Progogsian? No confirmation that the Wagner chief ever made it outside Russia,
0:56.9	as the FSB keeps its criminal investigation on Progosion wide open.
1:01.0	To Moscow reporters who have covered him extensively will be with me with their new reporting this hour and under attack.
1:07.8	I'm going to talk to the mayor of Kiev, who warns Ukraine is not prepared if Putin
1:12.5	attacks the biggest nuclear plant in all of Europe. Let's go out front. And good evening and
1:20.4	welcome to a special edition of Outfront. I am Aaron Burnett, live from Ukraine tonight.
1:25.0	Tonight, Putin on defense. The Russian president speaking out three days
1:29.8	after the armed rebellion led by his former ally, Yvgeny Pogosian. And make no mistake,
1:35.6	the threat to Putin's authority tonight is very real. Putin right now is attempting to spin the
1:41.6	story tonight.
1:45.0	An armed rebellion would have been suppressed in any case.
1:49.9	The organizers of the rebellion, despite the loss of adequacy, could not fail to understand this.
1:57.0	They understood everything, including that they resorted to criminal acts, to divide and weaken the country, which is now confronting a colossal external threat, unprecedented pressure from the outside.
2:15.4	He says the armed rebellion would have been suppressed in any event.
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